Method for Health Detection Supportive Devices and System

Abstract

A system is provided for managing medical data pertaining to a plurality of users. The system has a sensor unit suitable for obtaining sensed data each time from a given single user and the sensed data is of at least one parameter representative of a medical condition of a given user. The system further has a processing unit for comparing the at least one measured parameter to base line data relating to the same given user.

1 . A system for managing and testing medical data pertaining to a plurality users, the system comprising:
 a sensor unit having a lateral longitudinal extension and comprising a housing and three electrodes, a Photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor and a temperature sensor all housed within the housing and being exposed to an exterior upper side of the housing for obtaining sensed data representative of a medical condition each time from a given single user,   the sensor unit being of a tabletop type and the sensed data is obtained by:
 a first one of the electrodes located at a first lateral side of the sensor unit being in contact with a finger of a first one of the hands of the given user, 
 a second one of the electrodes located at a second lateral side of the sensor unit being in contact with an interior aspect of the wrist of a second one of the hands of the given user, 
 a third one of the electrodes located also at the second lateral side of the sensor unit being an RLD reference electrode and being in contact also with the interior aspect of the wrist of the second one of the hands of the given user, and 
 the PPG and temperature sensors located also at the second lateral side of the sensor unit being also in contact with the interior aspect of the wrist of the second one of the hands of the given user, wherein 
 the sensor unit comprising a possible tower like part serving as a stopper that divides between the first electrode at the first lateral side and the second and third electrodes and the PPG and temperature sensors at the other second lateral side, 
   the system further comprising a processing unit for comparing the at least one measured parameter to base line data relating to the same given user, wherein   base line data is recorded on a peripheral device, such as a token device, a mobile phone or any other device including compatible NFC writing/reading facility, and wherein   the processing unit is adapted to gain access to the recorded base line data on the peripheral device for the comparison of the at least one measured parameter to base line data relating to the same given user.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the given user being arranged to place his/her hands from above upon the sensor unit with his/her fingertips leading in a forward direction that is generally orthogonal to the lateral direction, while at least the second and third electrodes arranged to contact the interior aspect of the wrist of the given user each comprise a bulging member, for example a dome, that projects above the housing for contacting the interior aspect of the wrist. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein one of the bulging members is located at a more forward position relative to the other bulging member so that the bulging members contact the interior aspect of the wrist of the given user at respective forward and rear regions. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the base line data comprises at least one previous measurement of the at least one parameter from the same given user. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the base line data comprises identification (ID) information of the given user. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the identification (ID) information comprises special personal notifications relating to the given user, e.g. known medical facts of the given user. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensed data comprises sensing a middle or index finger of the left hand of the given user. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the sensing of the middle or index finger of the given user is used for closing a measurement circuit, such as an ECG measurement circuit. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein gaining access comprises placing the peripheral device adjacent the system. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein gaining access is via any one of: wireless communication between the peripheral device and the system, at least one cable connecting the peripheral device and the system. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the peripheral device belongs to the given user. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit and the processing unit are located at different locations for permitting sensing of medical condition of user(s) at one location to be reviewed/analyzed via the processing unit at another location. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1  and comprising a display for presenting the real time sensed data of the given user and/or the base line data relating to the same sensed data of the given user. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the system being arranged for presenting on the display also warnings analyzed by comparison between sensed data and between base line data and/or real time sensed ECG data and/or sensed PPG data. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein presentation on the display is divided into several sections/pages, and wherein possibly in two sections/pages presentation is of real time sensed data in comparison to recorded base line parameters and in a third possible section/page presentation is of real time ECG plot and potential warnings derived and analyzed based on data provided by the ECG plot and parameters. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein sensed data is arranged to provide any one of temperature of a given user, ECG plot of the given user. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the display is of a mobile device, e.g. a mobile cellular device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit's housing being formed from a first material and each electrode comprises a second material that is different than the first material, and wherein the electrodes are attached to the housing. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the second material is Stainless Steel alloy, possibly a coated Stainless Steel material. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein attachment of electrodes to the housing of the sensor unit is by forming openings in the housing, e.g. in form of one or more slits, and inserting at least a portion of each electrode into at least one of the openings in order to accomplish the attachment. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein at least some electrodes comprise each at least one folded section and attachment of such electrodes to the housing comprises inserting a folded section into an opening. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 1  and being arranged to calculate and display physiologic parameters from sensed data obtained by the plurality of sensors, wherein the calculated and displayed physiologic parameters comprise any one of: HR (heart rate); HRV (Heart Rate Variation); SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure); DBP (Diastolic Blood Pressure); SPo2 (Saturation Percentage of Oxygen level); PI (Perfusion Index); RR (Respiration Rate); IHR (Inhale Exhale Respiration ratio); BGL (Blood Glucose Level); QRSD (QRS duration (ECG)); QRSA (QRS Amplitude-(ECG)); P(D) (P Wave duration (ECG)); P(A) (P Wave amplitude-(ECG)); PR(D) (PR duration (ECG)); ST(D) (ST Segment duration (ECG)); T(D) (T Wave duration-(ECG)); T(A) (T Wave amplitude-(ECG)); QT(D) (QT duration (ECG)). 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 1  and being arranged to calculate and display warnings derived from sensed data obtained by the plurality of sensors, wherein the calculated and displayed warnings comprise any one of warning-criteria: ST elevation; ST Depression; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular Tachycardia; Bradycardia; Atrial Flutter; Atrial Fibrillation; Ventricular Fibrillation; Bundle branch block; AV block; Left bundle branch block; Right bundle branch block; Right ventricular hypertrophy; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Tachycardia; Hyperkalemia; Hypokalemia; Sick Sinus Syndrome, and wherein the warnings possibly comprise indications on deviations from medical standards regarding any of the warning-criteria. 
     
     
         24 . A method for managing medical data pertaining to a plurality users, and comprising:
 providing a tabletop type sensor unit having a lateral longitudinal extension and comprising a housing and three electrodes, a Photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor and a temperature sensor all housed within the housing and being exposed to an exterior of the housing,   providing a processing unit,   obtaining by the sensor unit each time sensed data from a given single user by:
 a first one of the electrodes located at a first lateral side of the sensor unit being in contact with a finger of a first one of the hands of the given user, 
 a second one of the electrodes located at a second lateral side of the sensor unit being in contact with an interior aspect of the wrist of a second one of the hands of the given user, 
 a third one of the electrodes located also at the second lateral side of the sensor unit being an RLD reference electrode and being in contact also with the interior aspect of the wrist of the second one of the hands of the given user, and 
 the PPG and temperature sensors located also at the second lateral side of the sensor unit being also in contact with the interior aspect of the wrist of the second one of the hands of the given user; 
   
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 comparing at the processing unit between the sensed data of the given user and base line data relating to the same given user, wherein 
 the base line data comprises at least one previous measurement of similar sensed data of the same given user and identification (ID) information of the given user, and wherein 
 the comparing at the processing unit is performed only after obtaining sensed data by the sensor unit from a plurality of users. 
 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the sensor unit comprising a tower like part serving as a stopper that divides between the first electrode at the first lateral side and the second and third electrodes and the PPG and temperature sensors at the other second lateral side. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the given user being arranged to place his/her hands from above upon the sensor unit with his/her fingertips leading in a forward direction that is generally orthogonal to the lateral direction, while at least the second and third electrodes arranged to contact the interior aspect of the wrist of the given user each comprise a bulging member, for example a dome, that projects above the housing for contacting the interior aspect of the wrist, wherein one of the bulging members is located at a more forward position relative to the other bulging member so that the bulging members contact the interior aspect of the wrist of the given user at respective forward and rear regions. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the identification (ID) information comprises special personal notifications relating to the given user, e.g. known medical facts of the given user. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein sensed data comprises sensing a middle or index finger of the left hand of the given user. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the PPG sensor comprises at least one of: two Green transmitting LEDs, one Red LED, a Photodiode receiver for Red and Green lights, at least one IR Photodiode receiver. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 24  and being arranged to calculate and display physiologic parameters from sensed data obtained by the plurality of sensors, wherein the calculated and displayed physiologic parameters comprise any one of: HR (heart rate); HRV (Heart Rate Variation); SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure); DBP (Diastolic Blood Pressure); SPo2 (Saturation Percentage of Oxygen level); PI (Perfusion Index); RR (Respiration Rate); IHR (Inhale Exhale Respiration ratio); BGL (Blood Glucose Level); QRSD (QRS duration (ECG)); QRSA (QRS Amplitude-(ECG)); P(D) (P Wave duration (ECG)); P(A) (P Wave amplitude-(ECG)); PR(D) (PR duration (ECG)); ST(D) (ST Segment duration (ECG)); T(D) (T Wave duration-(ECG)); T(A) (T Wave amplitude-(ECG)); QT(D) (QT duration (ECG)). 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 24  and being arranged to calculate and display warnings derived from sensed data obtained by the plurality of sensors, wherein the calculated and displayed warnings comprise any one of warning-criteria: ST elevation; ST Depression; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular Tachycardia; Bradycardia; Atrial Flutter; Atrial Fibrillation; Ventricular Fibrillation; Bundle branch block; AV block; Left bundle branch block; Right bundle branch block; Right ventricular hypertrophy; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Tachycardia; Hyperkalemia; Hypokalemia; Sick Sinus Syndrome, and wherein the warnings possibly comprise indications on deviations from medical standards regarding any of the warning-criteria. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the managing of the medical data in on a mobile device. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the processing unit is comprised in a mobile device and the managing of the medical data comprises comparing between sensed data and base line data on a downloadable software application on the mobile device. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the displaying of physiologic parameters and/or warnings is on a downloadable software application running on a mobile device.